Agriculture, Food & Forestry

Experts in farming, food production, and forestry, contributing to sustainable agriculture, food security, and environmental conservation

Yovan Fowdar

Yovan Fowdar

Driven solely by passion he is ready to take the challenge to experiment and learn new things, He has shouldered various responsibilities at management position in technical and technological companies . He loves getting his hands dirty even if it is not his responsibility just to get the job done . Great problem solver in both technical and managerial fields,

User of Linux since 1993 ( Linux Slackware) has started exploring and experimenting with Open Source OS. Loves electronics and been playing with since the age of 10.

Work experience : -

Unisys - Server & Network implementation under unix for the supreme court of Mauritius (1 Year)

Mauritius Telecom -- Joined the then newly created Data Unit (Birth of Internet in Mauritius) worked in various fields, public telephone switch, commissioning of international ISDN links, trainer for local staffs and for African international telecom operators. (7.5 Years)

BNP Parisbas Mauritius Branch - Assistant IT manager , implementation of intranet, VPN , remote dial up access, administration under AIX, SCO , Windows Server(1 Year)

Card Business System and Applitel Ltd -- Technical Director ( Gemalto Smart Cards , VPN , setup of a data center , Kenya , Madagascar)
Expand Technology Holding - Technical Director + R&D Director + Software development Manager + Board Director of Mauritius and Kenya . Ten years of experience in Smart Cards security, VPN infrastructure, IP Telephony, servers physical and virtualized. (12 Years)

Generation Plus Ltd -- Founder (main activities IoT, Consultancy, Build solutions & devices around micro controllers and SBC)

Mauritius Maker Community -- Co-founder where he plays an active role in promoting innovative technology oriented initiatives (AI, Robotics, IoT, 3D Printing, microcontrollers ,

1st Makerspace in Mauritius, - Founded the 1st Mauritian Maker Space .

Driven solely by passion he is ready to take the challenge to experiment and learn new things, He has shouldered various responsibilities at management position in technical and technological companies . He loves getting his hands dirty even if it... Show more

Joshua Haag

Joshua Haag

Born and raised in Bethlehem, Pa, it has been a journey to creating multiple companies now in Los Angeles, Ca. My time has been spent following a path of multiple careers. From a chef, to Wall Street trader, as well as a trainer to professional football player, i have learned and studied under some of the most encompassing and incredible minds this country can offer!

Through my journey, I have found my calling. I Utilize my prior training to create what i see to be one of the most unique, high level, and practical applications of health/wellness/ and mindset. It has become my goal, and the goal of Heroic as a whole, to try and assist each of our people in reaching a life where they are living as the “Best Versions of Themselves”!

Born and raised in Bethlehem, Pa, it has been a journey to creating multiple companies now in Los Angeles, Ca. My time has been spent following a path of multiple careers. From a chef, to Wall Street trader, as well as a trainer to professional footb... Show more

Andri Yadi

Andri Yadi

Andri is a physicist, 2 decades of electronics and software engineer, 15 years being entrepreneur, and 11 years as Microsoft MVP. He and his team have been building real-world AI + IoT products across various industry verticals, from agriculture to industrial IoT.

Andri is a physicist, 2 decades of electronics and software engineer, 15 years being entrepreneur, and 11 years as Microsoft MVP. He and his team have been building real-world AI + IoT products across various industry verticals, from agriculture to i... Show more

Smriti Sridhar

Smriti Sridhar

Smriti is a Consulting Engineer who is been with Confluent for 1.5 years. As a member of the professional services team, she has worked with guiding customers spanning variety of industries (finance, tech, healthcare) by developing prototypes for micro services using REST APIs, conducting code reviews and building event streaming pipelines to help them kick start their Confluent journey (Kafka Streams, Confluent Platform, CP-Ansible). Smriti is passionate about technology and is excited to keep working to help companies along the data in motion journey that leverages event-based streaming for real-time data movement. Apart from technology, she likes to to hike and is an avid photographer.

Smriti is a Consulting Engineer who is been with Confluent for 1.5 years. As a member of the professional services team, she has worked with guiding customers spanning variety of industries (finance, tech, healthcare) by developing prototypes for mi... Show more

Shraddha Sharma

Shraddha Sharma

Shraddha Sharma is a Youthmapper’s Research Fellow 2020, researching on marginalized indigenous community of Nepal. Her research interest includes working on the indigenous community and their problems like disaster and food security along with efficient data analysis and visualization. She is also working as a Research Associate at Geoinformatics Center in Thailand. She is involved in maintaining open-source platforms related to agriculture and disaster.

Shraddha Sharma is a Youthmapper’s Research Fellow 2020, researching on marginalized indigenous community of Nepal. Her research interest includes working on the indigenous community and their problems like disaster and food security along with effic... Show more

Mark Murrell

Mark Murrell

Mark Murrell is the founder of Get Maine Lobster and Haddie's Bay Club, the popular NFT franchise based on Haddie, the 1 in 100 million cotton-candy lobster. He previously worked at InFilm Marketing as a Partner. Mark Murrell attended the University of Southern Maine.

Mark Murrell is the founder of Get Maine Lobster and Haddie's Bay Club, the popular NFT franchise based on Haddie, the 1 in 100 million cotton-candy lobster. He previously worked at InFilm Marketing as a Partner. Mark Murrell attended the University ... Show more

Servias Mazhetese

Servias Mazhetese

I am a senior Information Communication Technology (ICT) professional with more than thirty (30) years of experience in the industry.

I am one of the Deputy Governors and Executive Vice-Presidents of the ADCB: African Diaspora Central Bank.

currently, I am involved with projects on the roll-out of a digital bank, central bank national payment systems, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and money transfer/payment platforms in partnership with regulated financial institutions across Africa and the Diaspora targeting the unbanked, underbanked, unserved and underserved (4U's).

I have managed small to complex projects, ranging from Software, PABX, Contact Centre Solutions, and Mobile Networks to Court Recording Technology (CRT) deployment. These projects included PABX/Contact Centre using Collab OneContact, AVAYA, Presence, Cisco, Philips Sopho, NEC, Jupiter, Panasonic solutions, 2G/3G/LTE, JAVS Recording Equipment, fibre optics, [FTTx: FTTH (fibre to the home), FTTC (Fibre to the curb), FTTP (Fibre to the premises), FTTB (fibre to the business) and FTTW (Fibre to the wireless).
I have led projects in various sectors including, but not limited to ICT, financial, mining, health, and insurance.

Job Knowledge
• Blockchain Technologies
• FinTech
• Project Management Processes & Methodologies such as PMBOK, AGILE & PRINCE2
• Understanding of 2G/3G/LTE, IP technologies (MPLS VPNS) and/or fixed and mobile access networks (radio, copper, fibre) and/or support systems and processes
• General knowledge of Financial/Budgeting
• Expert Telecommunication knowledge
• PC literate and absolute understanding and application of project management tools and Techniques in a complex systems environment

I am a senior Information Communication Technology (ICT) professional with more than thirty (30) years of experience in the industry. I am one of the Deputy Governors and Executive Vice-Presidents of the ADCB: African Diaspora Central Bank. cu... Show more

Rogério Rodrigues

Rogério Rodrigues

Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect, Software Developer, Professor, Gamer, MSc in Health Informatics Management at UNIFESP, Microsoft MVP Reconnect sharing knowledge with the technical and academic community.

Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect, Software Developer, Professor, Gamer, MSc in Health Informatics Management at UNIFESP, Microsoft MVP Reconnect sharing knowledge with the technical and academic community. Show more

Joshua Christensen

Joshua Christensen

Joshua is a Chicago-based Workplace Experiences Lead at Avanade. Throughout his 20+ year career, he’s worked for agencies and consultancies with some of the world’s largest companies and non-profits across many industries.

Joshua is a Chicago-based Workplace Experiences Lead at Avanade. Throughout his 20+ year career, he’s worked for agencies and consultancies with some of the world’s largest companies and non-profits across many industries. Show more

Carsten Brinkschulte

Carsten Brinkschulte

Serial entrepreneur (3 exits) with 20 years experience in mobile network infrastructure. Previously Core Network Dynamics (exit to Twilio), Movirtu (exit to Blackberry), Synchronica (AIM listed).

Serial entrepreneur (3 exits) with 20 years experience in mobile network infrastructure. Previously Core Network Dynamics (exit to Twilio), Movirtu (exit to Blackberry), Synchronica (AIM listed). Show more

Sumedh Ghatage

Sumedh Ghatage

Sumedh Ghatage is an Associate Lead Data Scientist (Geospatial) at Gramener. He has worked on various smart city initiatives including sectors such as environmental resource management, location intelligence, and disaster management projects.

He thrives to solve real-world problems through geospatial technology and has consistently proven his ability to deliver best-in-class solutions to fortune 100 companies across the globe.

He drives a community called the “Geospatial Awareness Hub” which helps enable Education, Employment, and Business to foster the growth and awareness of the Geospatial Industry.

Sumedh Ghatage is an Associate Lead Data Scientist (Geospatial) at Gramener. He has worked on various smart city initiatives including sectors such as environmental resource management, location intelligence, and disaster management projects. He t... Show more

Bruna Fagundes Rócio

Bruna Fagundes Rócio

Formada em Tecnologia em Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas pela UDESC (2014), é Product Manager pela PM3, CSPO e CLF. Tem 13 anos de carreira em TI, sempre na TOTVS - sendo 11 dentro do segmento de agronegócio, atuou como desenvolvedora, analista de sistemas e negócios. Atualmente é PO no segmento de Agro na torre de Supplay Chain e escritora voluntária da Jornada Colaborativa, tendo participado da escrita dos títulos Jornada Ágil de Produto (2020) e Jornada do Cliente (2021).

Formada em Tecnologia em Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas pela UDESC (2014), é Product Manager pela PM3, CSPO e CLF. Tem 13 anos de carreira em TI, sempre na TOTVS - sendo 11 dentro do segmento de agronegócio, atuou como desenvolvedora, analista... Show more

Chris Terrell

Chris Terrell

Chris Terrell is the Co-founder and CEO of Wexus Technologies Inc. He has successfully brought climate impact technologies to market with enterprise companies across the US and globally with "virtual power plants" that make energy generation and distribution systems more efficient, increase utility grid reliability, and reduce environmental impacts and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Prior to founding Wexus Technologies, Chris was a Strategic Energy Manager at EnerNOC, the world leader in demand response and smart grid technologies. He managed the comprehensive delivery of SaaS IoT products with advanced metering technology to save energy and money and make the utility grid more efficient.

Chris has worked extensively with farmers across the Western U.S. to help them save money, lower risk, reach operational goals, and optimize energy and water usage. As a trained architect, Chris also has extensive experience in green
building design and construction, as well as extensive leadership and management experience as a prior U.S. Army officer and military veteran.

Chris Terrell is the Co-founder and CEO of Wexus Technologies Inc. He has successfully brought climate impact technologies to market with enterprise companies across the US and globally with "virtual power plants" that make energy generation and dist... Show more

JERRY ISUWA MAKERI

JERRY ISUWA MAKERI

AI Developer, Website Designer And Developer

AI Developer, Website Designer And Developer Show more

Satish Swargam

Satish Swargam

Satish Chandra Swargam is a Lead Security Architect. Since joining Cerner, Satish has partnered with IP teams for implementing Cerner's Secure Software Development Lifecycle, commonly known as "Secure From The Start". As part of this effort, Satish has assisted IP teams by conducting internal security assessments, threat modeling and designed static code analysis roll out.
He has over 23 years experience architecting, designing and developing web based applications. In his previous jobs, he has worked on Machine Learning algorithms for self organized clusters and concept search. He has conducted application security assessments with several partners for the Code Validation Program.

His previous external presentations have been on:
* Automated Mapping for Security Compliance @Ai4 Healthcare
* Parallelization of an Object-Oriented Three-Dimensional Burnett Equations Solver @AIAA
* Development of an object-oriented three-dimensional Burnett equations solver for computing hypersonic flows in continuum-transition regime @AIAA
* Eulerian finite element analysis of 3D machining @CFD
* Kinematics of Side Impact Dummies on side-facing Aircraft Seats @International Journal of Crashworthiness

Satish Chandra Swargam is a Lead Security Architect. Since joining Cerner, Satish has partnered with IP teams for implementing Cerner's Secure Software Development Lifecycle, commonly known as "Secure From The Start". As part of this effort, Satish h... Show more

Deepak Tibrewal

Deepak Tibrewal

Apache kafka Specialist

Apache kafka Specialist Show more

Sajal Mustafiz

Sajal Mustafiz

Sajal Mustafiz is running a software company named Mistri Solutions. He has created employment and provides software services to clients.

Sajal Mustafiz is running a software company named Mistri Solutions. He has created employment and provides software services to clients. Show more

Francisco Palm

Francisco Palm

Professor at the Universidad de los Andes Mérida, Venezuela for over 25 years
Systems Engineer, MSc in Mathematics Applied to Engineering, Doctoral Studies in GIS Cartography and Remote Sensing
Promoter of Data Science and the application of Python and R for more than 10 years Open Source and Open Science activist. Part of the OpenScienceLabs team.
Organizer and recurrent participant of events related to open source technologies for more than 15 years.

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Professor at the Universidad de los Andes Mérida, Venezuela for over 25 years Systems Engineer, MSc in Mathematics Applied to Engineering, Doctoral Studies in GIS Cartography and Remote Sensing Promoter of Data Science and the application of Python... Show more

Karl Rautenstrauch

Karl Rautenstrauch

Karl is a Azure Global Blackbelt focused on Azure Intelligent Edge partners. He has held positions in Azure Engineering and on the Azure Global Blackbelt team for the last six years and brings twenty years of experience as a customer and vendor architect. Karl has worked at the local, regional, national and international levels. He has a passion for helping partners and customers build their businesses with data and compute in the right place for the right purpose.

Karl is a Azure Global Blackbelt focused on Azure Intelligent Edge partners. He has held positions in Azure Engineering and on the Azure Global Blackbelt team for the last six years and brings twenty years of experience as a customer and vendor archi... Show more

Chad Johnson

Chad Johnson

Chad Johnson is a highly accomplished professional with extensive waterworks industry experience, with over two decades of dedicated service in municipal sales within the waterworks sector. As a graduate of Northern Illinois University, he holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Psychology. His experience has equipped him with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the intricacies of the industry and provide invaluable solutions to clients and communities.
In addition to his professional achievements, Chad is a published author in the sales development space, where he has shared his insights and expertise with a broader audience.
Chad is a family-oriented individual. He and his family reside in Aurora, Illinois.

Chad Johnson is a highly accomplished professional with extensive waterworks industry experience, with over two decades of dedicated service in municipal sales within the waterworks sector. As a graduate of Northern Illinois University, he holds a Ba... Show more

Simen Bakke

Simen Bakke

Foredragsholderen har operativ bakgrunn fra Forsvaret og Politiet, og arbeidet på strategisk nivå med forebyggende sikkerhet og beredskap i og utenfor Politet. Han innehar en mastergrad i risikostyring og sikkerhetsledelse fra Universitetet i Stavanger og har de fire siste årene jobbet i Politiets IT-enhet.

Foredragsholderen har operativ bakgrunn fra Forsvaret og Politiet, og arbeidet på strategisk nivå med forebyggende sikkerhet og beredskap i og utenfor Politet. Han innehar en mastergrad i risikostyring og sikkerhetsledelse fra Universitetet i Stavang... Show more

Nikita Amberao

Nikita Amberao

Developer in Industry Product Engineering, part of Agri and Commodities (SAP ACM).

Developer in Industry Product Engineering, part of Agri and Commodities (SAP ACM). Show more

Katie DiSantis

Katie DiSantis

Katie Isselmann DiSantis, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Public Health in Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health. She is the lead instructor for MPH level courses in Research Methods and Capstone, and also teaches a course on health behavior theories. Dr. DiSantis has managed numerous community-based research projects that have identified key influences of childhood obesity status and family food purchases and is a recognized expert in equitable access to healthy food. She has employed quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods in her research. She has published over 25 articles in peer-reviewed public health, medical, and nutrition journals. She is an Associate Director of the Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities, representing the College of Population Health in this interdisciplinary research group. In this role, Dr. DiSantis pursues projects that aim at building equitable food systems in urban settings. Dr. DiSantis was awarded the 2019 Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching, the 2023 Provost Award for Interdisciplinary Research, and the 2023 Outstanding Teaching award. She has mentored over 100 thesis projects for Masters of Public Health students.

Katie Isselmann DiSantis, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Public Health in Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health. She is the lead instructor for MPH level courses in Research Methods and Capstone, and also teaches a course... Show more

Steven Swenson

Steven Swenson

Steven is a developer and tinkerer.

Steven is a developer and tinkerer. Show more

Marieke van der Velden

Marieke van der Velden

As Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Marieke works to strengthen animal welfare innovation, collaboration and advancement in Canada. She joined PetSmart Charities of Canada with more than twelve years of experience in the animal welfare field, focused on building programs that preserved the human animal bond and increased access to care for both remote and underserved communities in Canada. She loves connecting dots and people to create positive change. Marieke is passionate about unique and innovative approaches to solving the problems people and their pets face.

As Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Marieke works to strengthen animal welfare innovation, collaboration and advancement in Canada. She joined PetSmart Charities of Canada with more than twelve years of experience in the animal welfare field,... Show more

Dr. Vivek Kumar

Dr. Vivek Kumar

Dr. Vivek Kumar is currently a Research Scientist at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the chair of Open-Source Intelligence at the University of the Bundeswehr, Germany, where he coordinated STELAR, an EU Horizon 2020 program targeting the agri-food sector. Dr. Kumar received a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellowship in 2019 for the EU's Horizon 2020 program, PhilHumans, where he worked with Philips Research, Netherlands, & the University of Cagliari, Italy, to receive a doctorate in 2023. His current research focuses on NLP, LLMs, Mental Health, AI Bias, Knowledge Graphs & Domain Adaptation.

Dr. Vivek Kumar is currently a Research Scientist at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the chair of Open-Source Intelligence at the University of the Bundeswehr, Germany, where he coordinated STELAR, ... Show more

Melissa Shupak

Melissa Shupak

Melissa changed from social services to the animal welfare industry in 2014. After exploring various areas such as wildlife, clinical settings, and sheltering, she discovered her true passion in sheltering, with a particular focus on behaviour and training.

Melissa is a Certified Shelter Behavior Consultant – Dogs (CSB-D) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), a Certified Animal Trainer through Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers, and a Fear Free Shelter Graduate.

Melissa joined Toronto Humane Society as an Animal Care Worker in 2015, moving into the Training Department as a trainer and then moved into leadership positions. Now as Director, Animal Sheltering, she is currently overseeing the animal sheltering programs of Shelter Care and Training, Shelter Veterinary Care, Community Sheltering, Shelter Admissions (including rescue transport) and Rehoming to Improve the Lives of Animals. 

Melissa changed from social services to the animal welfare industry in 2014. After exploring various areas such as wildlife, clinical settings, and sheltering, she discovered her true passion in sheltering, with a particular focus on behaviour and tr... Show more

Rafael Huamán Medina

Rafael Huamán Medina

Soy de Perú, especialista en Ciberseguridad Ofensiva, Ciberinteligencia y Ciberdefensa, apasionado por la investigación y el Hacking, autodidacta por siempre. Con amplia experiencia como Líder Red Team en ejercicios de ofensiva avanzada para medir el tiempo de respuesta a incidentes del Blue Team en las operaciones sobre la infraestructura de IT y OT (hacking de aplicaciones web e infra, wireless hacking, ingeniería social y evaluaciones a la seguridad física), la finalidad es la proactividad y la madurez de la Ciberdefensa y de la Ciberseguridad, plasmando el enfoque Purple Team. Analizando las limitaciones explotables que perjudiquen los procesos del negocio, para brindar las recomendaciones de remediación de las vulnerabilidades descubiertas en el software y en los procesos, asegurando de esta manera la continuidad de los servicios de la organización, evitando que se genere pérdidas económicas debido al impacto negativo y crítico en las operaciones a causa de ciberataques avanzados.

Soy de Perú, especialista en Ciberseguridad Ofensiva, Ciberinteligencia y Ciberdefensa, apasionado por la investigación y el Hacking, autodidacta por siempre. Con amplia experiencia como Líder Red Team en ejercicios de ofensiva avanzada para medir el... Show more

Megan Taylor

Megan Taylor

Megan Taylor, Manager - Engineering Compliance at Illinois American Water. She began her career in the utility industry in 2015 with a focus on buried gas and electric systems. In 2018, she joined Illinois American Water’s Engineering group. She is a recognized water industry leader with experience in program management, water resource management, program development, and research study design and execution.

In addition to her work at Illinois American Water, Megan is also the Chairperson of the Illinois Section AWWA’s Leadership in Total Water committee. She enjoys collaborating with her colleagues and other water industry experts. She hopes to inspire other young professionals, including young female professionals, to make meaningful contributions for quality water service today and for future generations.

Megan Taylor, Manager - Engineering Compliance at Illinois American Water. She began her career in the utility industry in 2015 with a focus on buried gas and electric systems. In 2018, she joined Illinois American Water’s Engineering group. She is... Show more

Braimer Omondi

Braimer Omondi

Developer specializing in AI, blockchain, and full-stack web development. Passionate about building secure, innovative tech solutions for emerging markets

Developer specializing in AI, blockchain, and full-stack web development. Passionate about building secure, innovative tech solutions for emerging markets Show more

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